Policies and interventions to support SDG-oriented investments in the indigenous vegetables sector in Kenya
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This publication was written by the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) as part of the project “AgrInvest-Food Systems: Enabling inclusive and efficient private sector investment in agrifood systems” (AgrInvest-FS), implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the ECDPM. The AgrInvest-FS project aims at attracting private investment into agrifood systems aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by leveraging public funds.
This paper recommends a package of policy improvements and interventions aiming to support SDG-oriented investments in the indigenous vegetable sector in Kenya by removing bottlenecks in the sector and enabling a conducive environment. Each proposed policy and intervention includes specific steps, their feasibility, how synergies would be achieved and likely trade-offs handled. Concretely, proposed policies and interventions pursue better market stability and improved trust through public procurement schemes, adaptation and enforcement of national standards and awareness campaigns. Supply is further strengthened by enhanced aggregation, processing and seed systems. Unlocking SDG-oriented investments would benefit from supportive finance policies, due diligence practices and targeting small and medium enterprises in the sector. Last, investments in the mostly unstructured sector would gain from a ‘hub-and-spoke’ multistakeholder platform providing stronger sectoral coordination.